Agnesian HealthCare welcomes pulmonologist

VIKAS BHATARA, MD

Agnesian HealthCare welcomes Vikas Bhatara, MD, a pulmonary medicine physician, to see patients in Fond du Lac, Ripon and Waupun. He is now accepting new patients.

Dr. Bhatara specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases, including emphysema, tuberculosis, asthma, complicated infections of the chest, injury, and complications of respiratory diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

A graduate of Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College in India, Dr. Bhatara completed his internal medicine residency and fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at the New York Medical College, a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a fellowship in Sleep Medicine from Seton Hall University in New Jersey. He is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, critical care medicine and sleep medicine.

"Care, compassion, knowledge and shared decision making are the cornerstone of a great patient/physician relationship," says Dr. Bhatara.

Dr. Bhatara is a fourth generation doctor in his family. He is married to Kavita Sharma, a palliative care physician, and they a six-year-old daughter, Karishma. His personal interests include participating in community activities, reading and spending time with his family.

He is seeing patients at Fond du Lac Regional Clinic locations at 420 E. Division Street in Fond du Lac and 608 W. Brown Street in Waupun, as well as Ripon Medical Center.

For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Bhatara, call 920-926-8640.